The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-17
WHAT 10 CONC ON IN souErY.

II stay-at-homes may believe the reports
from the watering places, a fuller. gayer sea-
son than any ever known before is in prospect
for every one Of them. From Richfleld Springs
to Manhattan Beach and as far north as Ia
dousac and the thousand Islands tho seekers
after health and pleasure are crowding hotels
and cottages, and, notwithstanding the quar-
ter OF q million spread over the Continent Of
Europe, there 10 hardly room enough In the
northern ATTITUDES OF the United States to &C.
commodate the migratory troops that theyno
contain. Steamboats, and railways are donga
brisk business, but there are hundreds OF tour.
lists who turn scornfully from all public con-
veyances, and travel either on their own
coaches or glide rapidly over we'll made roads
on the mysteriously noiseless bicycle.
This curious mode OF locomouon Ia so popu.
lar this summer that bicycle and tricycle. par.
ties go from Saratoga to Lake George. from
Richneld to Cooperstown. and even through
the Adirondack region In large numbers. and
rs during the extreme heat they travel mostly
at night, they make a weird and ghostly addi-
tion to the landscape IA they move swiftly and
silently In the moonlight Many solitude
peur is rudely interrupted by them, and lovers
vote them an intolerable bore
The latest warm wave has shown entire i'm.
partially by giving the seaside places as vol
as those In the interior touch Of It's scorching
power. and Newport and Bar Harbor have been
paralyzed by the novelty as well as by the dis.
comfort OF the visitation. lady who sailed In
the Britannia on Wednesday last sent note
back BY the pilot to say that the ocean was az
motionless as the leaves In Madison square,
and the heat even greater at sea than on land"
The places Of fashionable resort near town
present a more animated appearance Just now
than those at distance. At Long Branch the
thermometer regulates the opening OF the
season, and the first heated term fills every
corner Of the mllionaires paradise. There ID
nothing in particular to wait for there, and no.
body whose presence is indispensable to make
other people feel willing to enjoy themselves.
They come and go-the lively and wealthy FREE
Quenters OF this beautiful shore-and their
victorias. landaus, and dog carts are seen for
few days or weeks on the ocean drive, and
then disappear to make way for others.
At Elberon and Hollywood, which are both
gardens Of beauty. quiet, well-ordered life
goes on from day to day. near enough to the
10 amusing. but quito beyond the reach Of the
"madding crowd" Mr.. and Mrs. George Ere.
iinghuysen, Mr.. J. g. K. Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierre Lortlland Jr., Mrs. Burke Roche, and
her brother. Mr.. George Work. are residents Of
Elberon at present When the fashionables
have mustered In greater force at Newport,
and the lassitude that generally hangs over
the earlier part Of the season has begun to
dispense, Mrs. Burke Roche and Mrs. Lorillard
will probably swell the list Of married bellies
there. which IL already formidable enough to
excite some little apprehension In the minds
OF maidens and their mammal. For, with
Mrs. Prescott Lawrence. Mrs. Reginald Rives,
Mrs. James Waterbury. Mrs. Adolf Laden.
k>,,-- NJ nnvlA 40 HNIA
ton, and Mrs. Burke Roche. who are all expect
cd at Newport in August, young men must be
chartably as well as matrimonially dis
posed II they even divide their attentions
equally between the married and the single.
Among the late arrivals at Newport are Mr.
and Mrs. Beach Grant and their daughters.
Miss Adele Grant Is said to have gained rather
then lost in attractivensss since her last visit
to this country. and her sister. who 1t Is diffl-
cult to believe Is old enough to make her
entr6e into the gay world Is. although equally
handsome, such a complete contrast to herself
as TO make rivalry impossible The two young
ladies would pose admirably In q tableau as
Rebecca and Rowena, Minna and Brenda. or
any other combination where q contrast Of the
ennon cad sponiah tynss Of beauty is desir-
able. Miss Eleanor Winslow. who has Euro
pean reputation Us a selle. is also to be at
Newport this summer on a visit to Mrs. Ogden
Goelet and with Miss Annie Cutting and the
Misses Grant will admirably fll the vacant
places that absence and matrimony have made
In the ranks Of the corps de ballet
Mount Desert. meanwhile, is marshalling it's
forces and preparing valantly for the fray.
Already cottages and hotels. are filed to over.
flowing, and recruits only are wanted for the
bachelors quarters, which will not Ill up until
August. 1t is In vain that matrons and maid
ems throng the pier at the arrival Of the morn
ing and evening boat. looking anxiously for
"eligibles." "ineligibles." or. at any rate.
ayailsbles" for rocking and canoeing pur-
poses. No masculine impedimenta gladdened
their eyes-onlv Saratoga trunks. hat boxes
OF abnormal height. such as no manly head
would tolerate. and husbands and fathers Of
such unmistakable family build as to quench
all hope OF outside diversion In their direction.
Scattered about at the various hotels at Bar
Harbor, and In some cases occupying cottages
OF their own, are N. and Nine. Reuterskiold
Count Lippe Won Wessenfelt. Mr. and Mrs.
Heber H. Bishop and their unmarried daugh.
ter, the Misses Van Buren,. granddaughters Of
the late President Van Buren,. Miss Celeste
staufHer Of New Orleans. Mrs. Foster and the
pretty Misses Elliot, Miss Anna Murray. Miss
Emmett, Mrs. G. B. Hoffman and Miss Emily
Hoffman. Miss Edith Bell and the Misses
FIRST time and will be greatly missed there.
Besides those there are the large land and cot.
tage owners, who are looked to for dinners,
musicals. and Yachting parties.
Heat and drowsiness are the distinguishing
features Of the Berkshire villages at present
Lenox has It's usual quota Of hotel people for
July, who have no part or lot In the autumn
crowd. and who pursue the even tenor Of thelr
way. enjoying the scenery far and near 40.
cording to their own tastes, and after q far more
reasonable fashion than the later invaders Of
those peaceful solitudes. Mr.. Lawrence Tur.
nures family are In possession OF DR.. Green
leafs beautiful residence. Miss Turnure and
her sister. being accomplished horsswomen.
are seen frequently on their thoroughbred
steeds exploring the mountain paths and can.
tering over hill and dale. As the weather
has been decidedly warm. these young ladies
wear white piqIe habits and straw hats which
Is an improvement in point OF comfort upon
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